Jim Cavanagh
| The Honourable Jim Cavanagh | |
|---|---|
| Senator for South Australia | |
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In office 1 July 1962 – 30 June 1981 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
21 June 1913 Rosewater, South Australia |
| Died |
19 August 1990 (aged 77) Woodville, South Australia |
| Political party | Labor |
James Luke "Jim" Cavanagh (21 June 1913 – 19 August 1990) was an Australian politician and government minister.[1]
Cavanagh was born in Rosewater, South Australia[2] and educated at the Dominican School in North Adelaide. He left school at 14 to work as a plasterer. He became an active member of the pacifist League against War and Fascism and continued to work as a plasterer during World War II. He was the Secretary of the Plasterers Society of South Australia from 1945 to 1962.[3][4]
Cavanagh was elected to the Senate at the 1961 election. He was Minister for Works from 1972 to 1973, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs from 1973 to 1975 and Minister for Police and Customs in 1975. He did not stand for re-election at the 1980 election and retired from the Senate in June 1981.[4]
References
- ↑ "Members of the Senate since 1901". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 29 June 2008. Retrieved 27 October 2008.
- ↑ "Cavanagh, James Luke (Jim) (1913–1990)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. 2007. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ↑ Foreman, Dominic (21 August 1990). "Death of former Senator the Honourable James Luke Cavanagh". Hansard. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 7 February 2008.
- 1 2 Button, John (21 August 1990). "Death of former Senator the Honourable James Luke Cavanagh". Hansard. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 7 February 2008.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Gough Whitlam |
Minister for Works 1972–1973 |
Succeeded by Les Johnson |
| Preceded by Gordon Bryant |
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs 1973–1975 |
Succeeded by Les Johnson |
| Preceded by Kep Enderby |
Minister for Police and Customs 1975 |
Succeeded by Ivor Greenwood |